Rural Partners | The Voice of Rural Illinois

Our Corporate Members
• Farm Credit Services of Illinois
• IL Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• Illinois Farm Bureau
• IL Housing Development Authority
• IL Institute of Rural Affairs/WIU
• IL Prairie Power, Jacksonville, IL
• S.I.U. Carbondale, IL
• The Economic Development Group LTD
• Verizon
• Workforce Investment Office, Galesburg, IL

2010 Rural Community and Economic Conference
Rural Partners Exhibitors / Sponsors

• Center for Strategy in Agriculture
• Farm Credit Services of Illinois
• Farnsworth Group, Inc.
• Golden Shovel Agency
• Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies
• Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
• Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Illinois Entrepreneurship Network
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Illinois Finance Authority
• Illinois Housing Development Authority
• Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
• Illinois Rural Health Association
• Illinois Rural Water Association
• Illinois Tax Increment Association
• Rural Partners
• Thomas N. Jacob & Associates, Ltd. & The Economic Development Group, Ltd.

Rural Resources

AGRICULTURE
Illinois Cooperative Extension Services
Illinois Farm Bureau
Illinois Department of Agriculture

CHILD CARE
Child Care Resource Service
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC)
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
Illinois Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Gateways to Opportunity
Action for Illinois Children
Voices for Illinois Children

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Illinois Association of Regional Councils
Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Laboratory for Community & Economic Development
National Rural Development Partnership
Partners for Rural America
Township Officials of Illinois

EDUCATION
Illinois Association of School Boards
Illinois State Board of Education

FINANCIAL
Illinois Facilities Fund
Illinois Finance Authority
Illinois Rural Health Association
Illinois United States Department of Agriculture- Rural Development

GOVERNMENT
Legislative Information
Lt. Governor, State of Illinois
State of Illinois
Secretary of State
U.S. Small Business Administration
Illinois United States Department of Agriculture- Rural Development

HEALTH
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Hospital Association

HOUSING
Illinois Community Action Association
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Illinois United States Department of Agriculture- Rural Development

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TRANSPORTATION
ICCT Coordination Primer: A Guide to Help Your Community Navigate Transportation Coordination

UTILITIES

MEMBER ACCESS

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